ONC establishes a process to determine interoperability standards and is accepting public comments.
Health IT Updates
A new guide that helps you or your practice better manage medication use through the e-prescribing process.
Check out the agenda and join us live on Monday, February 2 at 8:30am ET via webcast.
This Plan focuses on federal efforts to advance the collection, sharing, and use of interoperable health information to improve health care, individual, community and public health, and advance research.
New data brief found health information exchange and financial incentives to be key drivers to health IT adoption
The report, Data for Individual Health, examines how to create a health information system that focuses on the health of individuals.
Read ONC’s vision for advancing the use of health IT to support improvement in health care quality.
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Syndromic Surveillance and Electronic Health Reporting are two programs that rely on a robust health IT system.
Read the 2014 report to Congress about progress on the HITECH Act which highlights progress and accomplishments in advancing the use of health IT.
Learn more about EHRs' positive impact on the quality and safety of patient care.
Learn how data segmentation technology provides patients and providers with more detailed control over patient electronic health information.
Take a look at new videos and resources on the revamped #bluebutton pages.
Health IT developers, providers and consumers will get more flexibility through a final rule issued on Sept. 10, 2014.
Submit your comments and help achieve the 3, 6, and 10 year interoperability milestones.
New EHR Innovations for Improving Hypertension Challenge, launched by ONC, is part of Million Hearts®, a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.
ONC releases Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A 10-Year Vision to Achieve an Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure.
The JASON, an independent group of scientists, has issued a report that looks at the current and future health IT architecture.
Read about and comment on a proposed strategy and recommendations for an appropriate, risk-based regulatory framework for health IT created among the ONC, FDA & FCC.
Download the HHS Security Risk Assessment Tool to help your practice evaluate its risks and adherence to the HIPAA Security Rule.
Read the White Paper summarizing the ONC and The Gary and West Health Institute Feb. 6 meeting on Interoperability